''The House of Torment'' (German: ''Das Haus der Qualen'') is a 1921 German silent

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directed by

Carl Wilhelm Carl Wilhelm (born 1872 in Vienna; died in London 1936), was a prolific German film director, film producer and screenwriter of the silent film era, at the end of which his career apparently entirely faded away and he vanished into obscurity. L ...

and starring

Ressel Orla Ressel Orla (born Theres Anna Ochs; 18 May 1889 – 23 July 1931) was an Austrian stage and film actress. She appeared in some of Fritz Lang's earliest films. Selected filmography * '' The Firm Gets Married'' (1914) * '' The Queen's Secretary'' ...

Fritz Kortner Fritz Kortner (born Fritz Nathan Kohn; 12 May 1892 – 22 July 1970) was an Austrian stage and film actor and theatre director. Life and career Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn into a Jewish family. He studied at the Vienna A ...

and

Rudolf Klein-Rhoden Rudolf Klein-Rhoden (27 January 1871 – 5 January 1936) was a German stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' Madeleine'' (1919) * '' Sins of the Parents'' (1919) * ''Intoxication'' (1919) * ''Prostitution'' (1919) * ''Indische Nächte'' ( ...

.Grange p.85 The film's sets were designed by the

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Carl Ludwig Kirmse Carl Ludwig Kirmse (1888–1982) was a German art director who worked prolifically on films during the silent and sound eras.Giesen p.220 Selected filmography * ''The House of Torment'' (1921) * '' Country Roads and the Big City'' (1921) * '' T ...

Cast

as Maud *

as Arzt *

as Griffith *

Charles Willy Kayser Charles Willy Kayser (28 January 1881 – 10 July 1942) was a German film actor. He was born in Metz, Lorraine, Germany (now, Moselle, France) and died at the age of 61 in 1942. Selected filmography * ''Anita Jo'' (1919) * '' The Clan'' (1920) ...

* Nien Soen Ling * Nien Tso Ling *

Mabel May-Yong Mabel May-Yong (born Alice Mabel Auguste Scharrer, 1884-1945?)CabinetCard.wordpress. ...

Harald Paulsen Harald Paulsen (26 August 1895 – 4 August 1954) was a German stage and film actor and director. He appeared in 125 films between 1920 and 1954. Career Paulsen first appeared on stage at age sixteen. He then studied under from Leopold Jessner, ...

References

Bibliography

* Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1921 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Carl Wilhelm 1921 drama films German drama films Terra Film films German black-and-white films Silent drama films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub